Shipping Finance, the bestselling title, is now in its third edition. With over 500 pages of fully revised and updated material, this is the must-read title for anyone involved in ship finance. This third edition includes an up-to-date analysis of the shipping markets featuring comparisons of the world fleet, alongside complete analysis of ship mortgage terms across the main maritime jurisdictions which also includes both India and China. The authors also provide extensive discussion of the procedure and documentation for registering ships on a country-by-country basis with advice contributed by local experts. This edition features chapters on: the financing of second-hand ships, the financing of newbuildings, the assignment of insurances and earnings, guarantees, indemnities, charges, debentures and other security relied upon by lenders, the sale and purchase of second-hand ships, transhipment and the application of Islamic finance to midstream operations.